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Ophidion antipholus Lea & Robins, 2003

Longnose cusk-eel
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Common names: Longnose cusk-eel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Florida, Atlantic coast, 30°03'N, 81°12'W, 13 m (Ref. 54621). USA, shelf waters from South Carolina to Pal Beach County, Florida; and from Florida Keys to NW Florida in the Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 81834).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2005
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Ophidiinae
Etymology: Ophidion: Diminutive of Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335);  antipholus: Named for the brothers Antipholus (Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors), whose identities were confused throughout the play; noun in apposition..
  More on authors: Lea & Robins.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 10 - 69 m (Ref. 81834), usually 15 - 40 m (Ref. 81834).   Subtropical

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